Save Google Slide as PDF using Google Apps Script - google-apps-script

Question

Is there a way to save a Google Slides as PDF file by using Google Apps Script?
I could only find solutions for saving Google Docs and Sheets.

Answer 1

How about this sample script? When Google Docs (Spreadsheet, Document and Slide) is saved and/or downloaded using DriveApp.createFile(), the file format automatically becomes PDF. So we can use the following script.
Sample script :
var blob = DriveApp.getFileById("### Slide file ID ###").getBlob();
DriveApp.createFile(blob);
Note :
In this case, the filename of created PDF file is the same to the slide.
Edit :
If you want to copy the slide file, please use a following script.
var file = DriveApp.getFileById("### Slide file ID ###");
file.makeCopy(DriveApp.getFolderById("### Destination folder ID ###"));

Answer 2

This could work by replacing DocumentApp with SlideApp
Beware it also deletes a previously created pdf of the same name if it exists in the drive folder.
function onOpen() {
var ui = DocumentApp.getUi();
ui.createMenu('Save PDF copy')
.addItem('Save PDF', 'SavePDF')
.addToUi();
}
function SavePDF() {
var theDoc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();
var id = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getId()
var ui = DocumentApp.getUi();
var folderString = DriveApp.getFileById(id).getParents().next().getName();
var folder = DriveApp.getFileById(id).getParents().next();
var theBlob = theDoc.getAs('application/pdf')
var thePDFName = theBlob.getName()
var theFiles = DriveApp.getFilesByName(theBlob.getName())
while (theFiles.hasNext()) {
var theFile = theFiles.next()
if (theFile.getParents().next().getName() == folderString) {
theFile.setTrashed(true)
}
}
var newFile = folder.createFile(theBlob);
ui.alert('Saved to ' + folderString + " " + theBlob.getName())
}

Answer 3

let pdf = DriveApp.getFileById(copySlide.getId())
.getBlob()
.getAs("application/pdf");
pdf.setName("filename.pdf");
let file = DriveApp.getFolderById(FOLDER_ID).createFile(pdf);